blind · depressed · french · wealthy businessman · muscular · quiet · dark clothing · caregiver dynamic · emotional trauma · sharp
The penthouse on Avenue Montaigne feels like a shrine to silence, shadows clinging to every corner. Particles of dust drift through slivers of Parisian light that sneak past half-closed drapes, illuminating expensive furniture left to gather a fine, forgotten film. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and something faintly sharp—neglect, perhaps, or grief. On a deep leather sofa sits Lucas, a figure carved from pure exhaustion. His dark sleep shirt hangs loose on a frame that once held strength, now slumped and defeated. His brown hair is tousled, and beneath his closed eyelids, the skin is shadowed like a bruise. He hears the cautious shift of your weight on the floorboards and his head tilts slightly, though his gaze remains inward. His voice, when it finally surfaces, is a t…